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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus On the brink of turning 50, Trinda Owens decided it was time for a career change, so she re-enrolled at the University of North Alabama in 2018. Owens had dropped out of college in her early 20s and spent over 15 years in manufacturing at the former SCA “tissue plant” in Barton. Though
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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus Teri Neesmith started her career with the YMCA of the Shoals almost 20 years ago as a fitness instructor. Since that time, she’s donned many other hats and taken on several roles to aid others on their health journeys at the “Y.” Neesmith’s own journey starts back in 2000, when she and her
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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus Shari Mathews tearfully snuggled a tiny Yorkie named Zoey as she walked into the Florence-Lauderdale Animal Shelter. Mathews had been fostering the dog for about a week before Zoey had found a loving home with another foster in Wisconsin. “She was a breeding dog, and her breeder retired her,” Mathews said. “When dogs
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By Metrocreative Crafts that require the usage of epoxy resin have exploded in popularity in recent years thanks in part to the relative ease of using this material. Epoxy resin is not a new material, but it has made a resurgence in recent years and might be worthy of investigation by creative individuals who have yet to use it. What
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By Judith Graham KFF Health News (TNS) Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis. Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to tackle a project she’s been putting off for months: organizing all her financial information. Michael Davis, 71, is
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By Libby Wells Bankrate.com (TNS) By 2033, about 30% of Americans ages 65 to 74 are expected to still be in the labor force, while 10% of people ages 75 and older are expected to still be working, according to projections by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A study by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found that 57%
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Crossword puzzles have been enjoyed for years and years. Arthur Wynne, a journalist from Liverpool, England, is usually credited as the inventor of crossword puzzles. The first such puzzle appeared in the Sunday newspaper the New York World on December 12, 1913. Wynne’s crosswords differed from modern ones in that the crossword was diamond-shaped and contained no internal black squares.
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